§ Mr. Ian McCartneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many staff are currently employed in his Department and in related agencies on(a) temporary or casual employment contracts and (b) part-time employment contracts, given as an actual figure and as 713W a proportion of the total workforce; and what were the corresponding figures for five years ago. [41116]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonBreakdowns by department and executive agency for 1 April 1995 of the number of permanent staff, the number of casual staff—normally those engaged for a period of up to 12 months, but, exceptionally, up to two years—and of the number of part-time staff are presented in the civil service staff in post summary table for 1 April 1995, a copy of which is in the Library of the House. Estimates on a comparable basis for 1 April 1990 have also been placed in the Library of the House.
£ Thousand Actual expenditure Current estimate Existing PES provision 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 Farm woodland scheme (closed to new applicants 31 March 1992) 446 461 414 470 470 Farm woodland premium scheme (opened 1 April 1992) 14 485 1,089 1,650 2,200 Total 460 946 1,503 2,120 2,670